I have had 3 IVFs --as you can see from my siggie--with varied results, but obviously no baby. Since insurance ran out, we have turned to IUI despite my "advanced age". I am on my 3rd IUI cycle. The first two cycles I stimmed for 7 days with 150 Gonal-F, triggered with Ovidrel--and BFN. I had about 3 mature follies on my left side where I have a tube. I really pushed to do something different this 3rd go-round so he added Menopur--150 daily. After 4 days of stims, during my SnS today I had on my left side: A 23 (maybe leftover cyst? although the ones on my Right all resolved), 17,15,14, +8>10mm and 9<10mm. My E2 is 755.

When the nurse called with my directions she told me to continue with meds, return on Monday, but have sex on Sunday--in case I spontaneously ovulate before I come back on Monday. I, of course, questioned this and requested to be seen on Sunday, but she said they don't do u/s on Sundays, only IUIs and other procedures. I was a bit upset and pressed her further and she said if I ovulate on my own that "would be fine". I said, no, I really was hoping the others would have a chance to catch up before I am triggered so couldn't I get an antagonist to prevent me from ovulating? She told me I couldn't (is that right?) because then they couldn't trigger me on Monday if needed.

I told her I'd been through several IVFs and had taken Ganirelix towards the end of my stimming every time, but by then I could tell I was irritating her because then she just kept saying..you need to trust your doctor's expertise, etc.

So: My question is what is the chance that I will ovulate spontaneously this weekend? And, in my opinion, waste this cycle.

I didn't ovulate over the weekend and on Monday my E2 was 3375. Whew! I had 5 maybe more, follies on my left so I am hopeful that this cycle might work. I had IUI on Tuesday (24 hrs after trigger). I requested a double IUI but the nurse said the doctor didn't support doing that as he says no research to support better outcome. Sigh.

On the night of the prom, a boy's girlfriend is changing upstairs. The boyfriend is waiting in the living room with the girlfriend's granpa and her dog Rover.As the girlfriend is getting ready the boyfriend says to himself, ''Man I really gotta fart, I think I will let a little out.'' So he does and the granpa yells ''ROVER!''